Westminster John Knox Press Radiotag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-17992802011-07-25T00:00:00-04:00WJK Radio with Dan and Jana is a new monthly podcast from Westminster John Knox Press (WJKP) designed to promote honest and stimulating conversation about issues of faith. The podcasts feature conversations with some of today’s most respected authors addressing a variety of religious issues including the Bible, ethics, social justice, popular culture, the church, cultural and religious diversity, and the spiritual life in general. Sometimes moving, sometimes controversial, often provocative, and always enlightening, new shows are available on the last Monday of every month.TypePadWJK Radio 30: Doug Knight Unearths the Laws of Ancient Israeltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536b8214c970c014e89b27818970d2011-07-25T00:00:00-04:002011-07-27T11:54:14-04:00Douglas A. Knight joins us for an illuminating discussion about law, power, and justice in ancient Israel. Using socio-anthropological theory and archaeological evidence, Knight argues that while the laws in the Hebrew Bible tend to reflect the interests of those in power, the majority of ancient Israelites—located in villages—developed their...Presbyterian Publishing Corporation

Douglas A. Knight joins us for an illuminating discussion about law, power, and justice in ancient Israel. Using socio-anthropological theory and archaeological evidence, Knight argues that while the laws in the Hebrew Bible tend to reflect the interests of those in power, the majority of ancient Israelites—located in villages—developed their own unwritten customary laws to regulate behavior. His book, Law, Power, and Justice in Ancient Israel, will be available in August.

Douglas A. Knight is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Professor of Jewish Studies at the Divinity School of Vanderbilt University. He is the general editor of the Library of Ancient Israel, and a leading Old Testament scholar.

WJK Radio 26: John Fea Responds: Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536b8214c970c014e5f9d12ed970c2011-03-28T06:00:00-04:002011-08-09T10:33:02-04:00Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? The answer to that question is frequently debated by politicians, historians, and evangelicals. John Fea visits with us to offer his thoroughly-researched response. His new book, Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? A Historical Introduction, is an even-handed primer that approaches the...Presbyterian Publishing Corporation

Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? The answer to that question is frequently debated by politicians, historians, and evangelicals. John Fea visits with us to offer his thoroughly-researched response. His new book, Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? A Historical Introduction, is an even-handed primer that approaches the title's question from a historical perspective. Fea unpacks what has been said over time about America being a Christian nation, helping readers see past the emotional rhetoric of today to the recorded facts of our past.

John Fea is Associate Professor of American History and Chair of the History Department at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. Visit www.philipvickersfithian.com for more information about John Fea and his work.

WJK Radio 11: Lee McDonald on the forgotten scriptures of early Christianitytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a010536b8214c970c0128767098ca970c2009-12-28T01:00:00-05:002011-02-16T20:55:27-05:00The twenty-seven books of our present New Testament were not the only source materials available to the early Christian church. So, what happened to the rest? Lee Martin McDonald joins us for a fascinating conversation about the “forgotten” books that helped shape early Christianity. He is the author of Forgotten...Presbyterian Publishing Corporation

The twenty-seven books of our present New Testament were not the only source materials available to the early Christian church. So, what happened to the rest? Lee Martin McDonald joins us for a fascinating conversation about the “forgotten” books that helped shape early Christianity. He is the author of Forgotten Scriptures: The Selection and Rejection of Early Religious Writings, now available from WJK.

Lee Martin McDonald is President Emeritus and Professor of New Testament Studies Emeritus at Acadia Divinity College in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. He writes extensively on canon formation.

WJK Radio 2: Craig A. Evans on Jesus' death, burial, and resurrectiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-647329072009-03-30T00:01:00-04:002011-02-16T10:43:13-05:00Many theories have been posed about what actually occurred on the very first Easter weekend. Our guest today, Craig A. Evans, is here to shed some light on the topic, discussing what existing historical and archaeological evidence can tell us about Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. Together with N. T....Presbyterian Publishing Corporation

Many theories have been posed about what actually occurred on the very first Easter weekend. Our guest today, Craig A. Evans, is here to shed some light on the topic, discussing what existing historical and archaeological evidence can tell us about Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection. Together with N. T. Wright, he is the coauthor of Jesus, the Final Days: What Really Happened.

Craig A. Evans is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College in Canada. An expert commentator, he has been interviewed several times for many national media outlets, including Dateline NBC, The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, and BBC. For more information, visit http://www.craigaevans.com.